New Ireland Collection

Waterfall of Port Praslin, New Ireland, 19th century. Scene from the circumnavigation of the world undertaken between 1822

Australian Inhabitants, 1800-1850. Artist: G Mutzel
Australian Inhabitants, 1800-1850. Far from being one homogenous race, at the time of European settlement in the 18th century, the estimated 750

Native of the Papua Islands, c1840. Artist: J Bull
Native of the Papua Islands, c1840. A man from Papua New Guinea. Engraving from the Natural History of Man by J Bull, (London, c1840)

Malanggan figure, intended to decay with the dead

Melanesian mask from New Ireland, from the Hornimann Museums collection

Melanesian male and female ancestor figures from New Ireland, from the Hornimann Museums collection

Skull of a dead Rain-Maker from New Ireland
Skull of a dead Rain-Maker, with the features moulded and decorated. The skull is kept by a living rain-maker and is used in rain-making ceremonies

Head of Malanggan figure, intended to rot with a body
Head of Malanggan figure from Melanesia, New Ireland. From the British Museums collection

Spirit Mask from New Ireland
A mask of wood and bark fibre representing a spirit, used in Malanggan ceremonies

Head of a wooden figure from New Ireland, Melanesian. From the British Museums collection

Wooden figure from New Ireland, Melanesia. British Museum

Male and female ancestor figures from Melanesia
Male and female ancestor figures of chalk. From New Ireland in Melanesia, now in the Horniman Museum in London

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